EFP - European Film Promotion

The artistic delegation which presented the films selected for “Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now!”

07.07.2008

EFP at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
(July 4 - 12, 2008)

Passionate atmosphere at “Variety Critics Choice: Europe now!”

Starting its second decade, the extremely popular sidebar Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe now! at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 4 –12, 2008) again attracted crowds of enthusiastic film fans as well as the international media and proved the continuing vitality, diversity and creativity of young European cinema.

Variety´s film critics selected 10 notable new films from 10 different European countries to be spotlighted in cooperation with EFP at this prestigious festival, seven of them being first-time features and four of them focussing on the change in cultural borders and the issue of young immigrants in the second generation. On Sunday July 6th  and Monday July 7th, nine directors and two actors presented their films in sold-out cinemas.

The screenings are to be followed with the highlight event of this Monday night's party, co-hosted by EFP and Variety. This year‘s programme is also generously supported by the EU's MEDIA Programme and Cinemax, the movie channel of HBO Czech Republic.

Film selection for Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe Now! 2008:

  1. Ciao bella
    presented by director Mani Maserrat-Agah, Sweden
  2. Dunya & Desie
    presented by director Dana Nechushtan, The Netherlands / Belgium
  3. Fighter
    presented by actress Semra Turan, directed by Natasha Arthy, Denmark
  4. Frei nach Plan (According to the Plan)
    presented by director Franziska Meletzky
  5. I Epistrofi (The Homecoming)
    presented by director Vassilis Douvlis, Greece
  6. La Habitacion de Fermat (Fermat’s Room)
    presented by the directors Luis Piedrahita & Rodrigo Sopeña, Spain
  7. Lascia perdere, Johnny! (Don't Waste Your Time, Johnny!)
    presented by director Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Italy
  8. Le Tueur (The Killer)
    presented by actor Grégoire Colin, directed by Cédric Anger, France
  9. Nuits d’Arabie (Arabian Nights)
    presented by director Paul Kieffer, Luxembourg/ Belgium/ Austria
  10. Polčas rozpadu (Half-Life)
    presented by director Vlado Fischer and actress Táňa  Pauhofová (Shooting Star 2007), Slovak Republic

For more information on “Variety Critics’ Choice: Europe now!” and to watch the trailer, please click here, to have a look at the photo gallery click here

Interviews with the directors of the films selected for “Europe Now!” realised in cooperation with the European film and TV online magazine Cineuropa are acvailable at www.cineuropa.org

EFP Contact:

Jo Mühlberger
Project Manager
muehlberger @ efp-online.com
+49 40 390 62 52       

Mareen Gerisch
Press Relations Manager
gerisch @ efp-online.com
+49 40 390 62 52

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